RESUMO JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Com as alterações que o organismo materno passa no puerpério imediato, podem surgir quadros dolorosos que podem interferir nas atividades funcionais da mulher. Conhecer as características da dor relatada pelas puérperas é fundamental para propor terapias efetivas para o controle álgico. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar as características da dor em mulheres no puerpério imediato após o parto vaginal. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se um estudo descritivo transversal, com puérperas internadas no puerpério imediato após o parto vaginal. Foi aplicado para avaliação da dor o questionário McGill de dor (Br-MPQ) e uma ficha para caracterização da amostra. Foram utilizadas estatísticas descritivas (média, desvio padrão, mínimo, máximo, frequências e porcentagens) para representar as variáveis. RESULTADOS: Participaram do estudo 60 puérperas. As características de dor mais frequentes foram dor breve (63,4%), dor localizada (96,7%) e dor profunda (78,3%). A categoria de dor mais citada foi a sensorial, e os descritores mais citados para definir a dor foram câimbra/cólica (71,7%), que espalha em círculos (58,4%), incômoda (56,7%), dolorida (46,7%) e latejante (31,7%). A classificação mais frequente foi a dor intensa (38,3%), nas regiões do abdômen (75,0%), canal vaginal (36,7%) e lombar (20,0%). CONCLUSÃO: A queixa de dor mais frequente foi dor intensa, do tipo profunda e localizada, tendo a região abdominal, canal vaginal e lombar mais afetadas, e os descritores mais utilizados para sua caracterização foram câimbra/cólica, que espalha em círculos, incômoda, dolorida e latejante. OBJETIVOS mulher álgico MÉTODOS Realizouse Realizou se transversal BrMPQ Br MPQ (Br-MPQ amostra média, média (média padrão mínimo máximo porcentagens variáveis RESULTADOS 6 63,4%, 634 63,4% , 63 4 (63,4%) 96,7% 967 96 7 (96,7% 78,3%. 783 78,3% . 78 3 (78,3%) sensorial câimbracólica câimbra cólica 71,7%, 717 71,7% 71 (71,7%) 58,4%, 584 58,4% 58 (58,4%) 56,7%, 567 56,7% 56 (56,7%) 46,7% 467 46 (46,7% 31,7%. 317 31,7% 31 (31,7%) 38,3%, 383 38,3% 38 (38,3%) 75,0%, 750 75,0% 75 0 (75,0%) 36,7% 367 36 (36,7% 20,0%. 200 20,0% 20 (20,0%) CONCLUSÃO abdominal afetadas 63,4 (63,4% 96,7 9 (96,7 78,3 (78,3% 71,7 (71,7% 58,4 5 (58,4% 56,7 (56,7% 46,7 (46,7 31,7 (31,7% 38,3 (38,3% 75,0 (75,0% 36,7 (36,7 20,0 2 (20,0% 63, (63,4 96, (96, 78, (78,3 71, (71,7 58, (58,4 56, (56,7 46, (46, 31, (31,7 38, (38,3 75, (75,0 36, (36, 20, (20,0 (63, (96 (78, (71, (58, (56, (46 (31, (38, (75, (36 (20, (63 (9 (78 (71 (58 (56 (4 (31 (38 (75 (3 (20 (6 ( (7 (5 (2
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: With the mother’s body’s changes in the immediate puerperium, painful conditions may arise that can interfere with the women functional activities. Knowing the characteristics of pain reported by puerperal women is essential to propose effective therapies for pain control. The objective of this study was to identify pain characteristics in women in the immediate puerperium after vaginal delivery. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with puerperal women hospitalized in the immediate postpartum period after vaginal delivery. The McGill Pain Questionnaire (Br-MPQ) was used to assess pain and a form was used to characterize the sample. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, frequencies and percentages) were used to represent the variables. RESULTS: 60 postpartum women participated. The most frequent pain characteristics were brief pain (63.4%), localized pain (96.7%), and deep pain (78.3%). The most cited pain category was sensory, and the most cited descriptors to define pain cramp/colic (71.7%), spreading in circles (58.4%), uncomfortable (56.7%), painful (46.7%) and throbbing (31.7%). The most frequent classification was intense pain (38.3%), in the abdomen (75.0%), the vaginal canal (36.7%), and the lumbar (20.0%). CONCLUSION: The most frequent complaint of pain was with strong intensity, deep and localized, with the abdominal region, vaginal canal, and lumbar most affected, and the most used descriptors for its characterization were cramp/colic, which spreads in circles, uncomfortable, sore and throbbing. OBJECTIVES mothers mother s bodys body activities control delivery METHODS crosssectional cross sectional BrMPQ Br MPQ (Br-MPQ sample mean, mean (mean deviation minimum maximum percentages variables RESULTS 6 participated 63.4%, 634 63.4% , 63 4 (63.4%) 96.7%, 967 96.7% 96 7 (96.7%) 78.3%. 783 78.3% . 78 3 (78.3%) sensory crampcolic cramp colic 71.7%, 717 71.7% 71 (71.7%) 58.4%, 584 58.4% 58 (58.4%) 56.7%, 567 56.7% 56 (56.7%) 46.7% 467 46 (46.7% 31.7%. 317 31.7% 31 (31.7%) 38.3%, 383 38.3% 38 (38.3%) 75.0%, 750 75.0% 75 0 (75.0%) 36.7%, 367 36.7% 36 (36.7%) 20.0%. 200 20.0% 20 (20.0%) CONCLUSION intensity region affected 63.4 (63.4% 96.7 9 (96.7% 78.3 (78.3% 71.7 (71.7% 58.4 5 (58.4% 56.7 (56.7% 46.7 (46.7 31.7 (31.7% 38.3 (38.3% 75.0 (75.0% 36.7 (36.7% 20.0 2 (20.0% 63. (63.4 96. (96.7 78. (78.3 71. (71.7 58. (58.4 56. (56.7 46. (46. 31. (31.7 38. (38.3 75. (75.0 36. (36.7 20. (20.0 (63. (96. (78. (71. (58. (56. (46 (31. (38. (75. (36. (20. (63 (96 (78 (71 (58 (56 (4 (31 (38 (75 (36 (20 (6 (9 (7 (5 ( (3 (2